{"product_id":"tom-seaver-and-me-9781642934618","title":"Tom Seaver and Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe story of a forty-year friendship between two strong-willed, talented men--one a great success as a baseball pitcher, the other an abject failure.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI tell him what Hemingway said about writing talent, \"It's like a knife blade. If you save it it gets dull and rusty. Better to use it constantly to keep it sharp even if it wears down.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e Tom tilts his head like dogs do when confused by their master. He says, with a small smile, \"You just keep thinking, Butch. That's what you're good at.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e I say, \"I got vision, Sundance, and the rest of the world wears bifocals.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e Tom throws again. Fastball, low outside corner to a right handed batter.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e I shake my head and say, \"If I could have thrown my fastball to that spot, Big Guy, you'd be interviewing me now.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pat Jordan, a $50,000 bonus pitcher with the Milwaukee Braves in 1959, first met Tom Seaver, himself a $50,000 bonus pitcher with the New York Mets--and the greatest pitcher of his generation--in 1971. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combustible, combative, hilarious, and even touching at times, Tom Seaver and Me tells the story of the forty-year friendship that followed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Post Hill Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642934618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Pat Jordan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36664308105372,"sku":"9781642934618","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9fe151fd-e38d-4737-a30f-91b51aeec602.jpg?v=1603906313","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tom-seaver-and-me-9781642934618","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}